Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday said he is “confident” the city’s Law Department made the right call to hire celebrity lawyer Alex Spiro in aiding in his legal defense against a decades-old sexual assault claim against him.
Spiro’s hiring came to light in a Monday court filing, which noted that the barrister would serve as co-counsel in the case along with city Corporation Counsel Sylvia Hinds-Radix. Spiro, who has become well known for defending high-profile celebrity clients including Elon Musk, Jay-Z and Alec Baldwin, will also help represent the NYPD Transit Bureau, which is named as a co-defendant in the case.
